Three weeks ago, Portia Bishop mailed a letter to the father of her baby, Saddle Bronc rider Austin Bradshaw. It’s a letter she should have written a long time ago—like when she first found out she was pregnant, shortly after she ended things with Austin, dropped out of college, and went running to her family in Marietta, Montana.Austin has loved Portia since he first laid his eyes on her in … her in college. A year ago, he convinced her to do something impulsive and very romantic. Now, as he opens her letter, Austin has two reasons to return to Marietta–win back the heart of the woman he still loves and convince her he’s a good bet for a forever man and father.
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Oh how I devoured this book! Talk about anticipation. I’ve been waiting on Portia’s story for so long. While she is an integral part of the Love at the Chocolate Shop series, I met Portia as a college freshman in the first book of the Carrigans of the Circle C series which I loved. In fact I have reread a few books in that series more than once.
Portia first turns up at her aunt Sage’s chocolate shop in the first book, pregnant and sad. She accepts a job at Copper Mountain Chocolate Shop so we get glimpses of her in the first eleven books in the series. Book twelve is Portia and Austin’s story. Since there has been a lot of anticipation leading up to this book, I will say nothing about the details. I will say how much I adored Portia and Austin. I admit, there were choices made, that i didn’t approve of by Portia and because of that, It took a bit of time before I wasn’t so frustrated with her actions. Of course, it helped that I kept in mind that she is a new adult and in truth does not have the life experiences to help her make solid choices. So, with that said, I did love this book very much. I am sorry to see the series come to an end. But I look forward to what comes next for the Chocolate shop along with the citizens of Marietta, one of my very favorite small towns.
The ending of this book was perfect. I loved Austin and how he behaved throughout. He became one of my favorite heroes of the series. If you are a fan of this series, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. If you’re new to the series, I recommend you start at the first book to have an even better reading experience. Also, the Carrigans of the Circle C (also by this author) is a great series to start with.
This is my honest and unbiased review and I thank you for taking the time to read it. 🙂
Sweet Dreams, Baby is the twelfth book of the Love at the Chocolate Shop Book series. A second chance romance with a secret baby. When Portia finally makes contact, something she should have done long ago, she and Austin need to learn to trust each other again and try to find forgiveness. This was a sweet story that had me hooked. I definitely recommend it.
Oh yes Sweet Baby Dreams is going to be the new phrase I use when I love something. Love at the Chocolate Shop has been a book series that I have looked forward too reading each month for the past year. I will truly miss getting my dosage of Sage’s Chocolate and a guarantee’d taste of Marietta in my kindle for me to read and live through. Of course now I also have Sweetheart, Montana a neighborhood town to stalk and love but Marietta and Sage’s Chocolate Shop has carried me through many a pain filled night.
I think it is only fitting that the last book center around this wonderful warm and delicious shop. We finally get to find out all the why’s and how’s of Portia being a single mom..*well that remands to be seen. READ THE BOOK. Let me just insert here HOT COWBOY make a CUTE BABY DADDY. Oh did I say that. She is young and we can expect her to be dumb sometimes right? I mean look at her example? Her daddy spent all his time off on the rodeo then when he split on her momma he sold off her momma’s ranch. Like I said READ THE BOOK.
If you have read the previous books..which you do not have to have read but I HIGHLY Recommend all of them… You will know the arena burn to the ground so NO Rodeo this year and maybe the next. Well that is not going to sit right ya know. If you have read the other books you know Portia and Sage like to fix things so they decide to… Oh you know you need to READ THE BOOK to find out what they do but I promise you will love it because it ties up all the other books and sadly it ends this series.
I am on bended knee, begging this amazing authors and TULE Publishing company. If you read our
reviews…and i am pretty sure some of you do…please keep this Love at the Chocolate Shop going on and on. Or at least let us know what happens to Wren and we need to know what happens later. After the you know what gets done. Does you know who succeed in you know what?
Well that is all I can say without giving this great storyline away.
Yes I am a Marietta, Montana lover at heart and right now I would give my first born for one of Sage’s dark chocolate truffles.
In all seriousness this is one series of books that I will read over and over again. If it were in paper or hard back books I would own a set to pass down as well. Love it!
I loved, loved, loved Sweet Dreams Baby by CJ Carmichael, book twelve, and the final entry in Love at the Chocolate Shop series. We finally get Portia Bishop’s story and find out who is the father of her baby, Austin Bradshaw. I do not want to give anything away so all I’ll say is this is an amazing story and was the perfect one to end the series with. This story entertains with all the twists and turns and mysteries solved, as well as the number of people who changed their views and thoughts towards others. Some things even brought happy tears to my eyes. All I know is that I wish I lived in the town of Marietta, Montana with all of these amazing fictional people.
I loved, loved, loved reading this book and had trouble putting this book down, reading it in one day. Ms. Carmichael is such a wonderful story teller, drawing me into the story and not letting go until I read the last page. I highly, highly, highly recommend this book to other readers.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.